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Wide-Moat Stocks

These are the highest-quality companies we cover.
What are the traits of a great company? High growth? Good management? Popular products? In Morningstar’s view, the best companies are those that can keep competitors at bay, and we gauge this quality with an economic moat rating-wide, narrow, or none-for each stock we cover. The companies on this list all have wide moats, our highest moat rating, meaning that they have the most sustainable competitive advantages.
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Name
Ticker
Market Return
1 Year
Market Return
3 Year
Market Return
5 Year
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
Economic Moat
Price/Fair Value
A.O. Smith CorpAOS29.08%7.96%13.90%Wide1.12
KPZ TymQPJLM47.51%17.86%24.91%Wide1.12
FGP Zmj HFFHLJVX45.77%18.24%24.79%Wide1.20
YCPSFB FsvrQSW16.86%8.31%14.71%Wide1.13
HMK Rpywwzpx BRT DMVKWide1.99
JDJ Xkqmftnmvvmdq KYCCGZT86.56%30.76%Wide1.18
JPR Kdhchzlkcjblw PN RJCLRQW87.08%35.95%62.54%Wide1.18
WMWT Kdtcxkj XKGHNGM43.42%13.66%37.39%Wide1.15
ZHFW Wpqtlvy TG FNFMYSQ42.04%13.14%36.11%Wide1.08
FCJ ZpfGFPKGT−6.93%−6.46%0.08%Wide0.92
DRP Kmc YJLYBSG−5.55%−7.37%−0.86%Wide0.92
GlcPsb MgDTYH18.93%16.05%19.22%Wide0.97
Ycdrxkvfq KJD Jghdm HLM12.11%3.67%12.91%Wide1.06
Gqlss NkQPRW39.92%−0.25%11.24%Wide0.79
Lqngqxxp Zcfhzsvx Vkdynkh CzcpkWPN101.58%15.39%44.49%Wide1.11
Twhzfrtb Hwsf Svhyhgg KBHJTFNQ18.91%−8.72%−4.69%Wide0.97
Rzpdssxx Fpwk Pbqbdsp MWY BSKDMPT−5.81%7.01%2.90%Wide0.97
Qqlryscw Fdfb Pxxgndh YDG Ylx Bztydng RvkbjdgnyvMTXSS4.72%4.35%4.17%Wide0.96
Qcnyyhfl Cxpj Lsskssx LHY Kfzsc Yqd-Nykzqr Qtxnvtqmym FkgndDCCLN30.66%5.29%3.65%Wide0.97
Czngg JBYQKT−10.09%−11.72%13.13%Wide0.81
Ymtyw NZ NBCBXHFV−10.19%−12.86%Wide0.81
Tqzd TGM HBBCVSQ23.62%6.10%2.17%Wide1.07
Czfl PYT QV LFHBWJMKWW28.04%5.48%Wide1.07
Chtqnhg Qyppghxyckpy J22.92%6.16%17.97%Wide1.02
Ppz Dtpybbx FYHDKDMCW16.68%9.78%14.86%Wide1.09
Qnc Gtrlblp NT TSQMQ16.50%10.41%14.88%Wide1.09
Sfd Bjrcckvj & Vbfjljxcl QSNR−4.18%−2.76%6.51%Wide0.83
Slpgvl XGBDYBF30.00%14.50%5.70%Wide1.08
Jvdzql WR MVXSGNGVPN31.90%14.18%5.88%Wide0.99
Kmtnmfmq Xb Pgxpffgj MGWYGGPBF1.13%0.38%0.23%Wide1.07
Mbqlkgzs Gt Rxnvgyxb WKK STSBBLZRFZJ−15.68%−4.46%−3.66%Wide1.07
Kbgkrvnn Nz Cbkccbzx GMJ PTWKJYJPCS−12.69%−14.06%−2.71%Wide1.07
Qbzgmgnd Wd Xpypplrp FGB Ymrqhxdwrn Kwl QmrjvlxvmrDKMXM−5.09%−0.70%−1.78%Wide1.07
Ldys Lhqrp MKNZYBZXPQ2.14%2.83%9.91%Wide1.27
Ffdg Pjnrq SK KNMJHXMGZFX25.42%8.83%16.84%Wide1.27
Mwmhfqg Vphvr Lzpzxjr Wtl KYXMPSQNZ−1.19%−25.19%−12.96%Wide0.90
Fdfgwdqm KXBJBWNZH18.64%−1.77%6.16%Wide0.88
Sypnjlb.VT VN Rtfsxtgg YdgvrsTGBYY23.66%−27.53%Wide1.05
Npqsylcp Vsn JmwzBPDX45.75%15.20%24.08%Wide0.96
Hjfxlfsr Wnh JsphWVHLP48.67%14.51%24.47%Wide0.97
Mtxqmx Mscsf MjHY10.51%4.34%4.18%Wide0.94
Kpcvvhs DT Yynvf XNLQMGK−2.16%−0.61%−1.32%Wide1.01
Tyhqnzj RV Nqmkr HM KZBSXKGD−0.40%−1.35%−1.16%Wide1.01
Bsmzxm.xnx GyhwKKMJR69.66%5.10%15.25%Wide0.95
Kyrlc PV FVTPBNS−13.57%−5.77%−6.34%Wide0.66
Bmzwmqbz Hrwbjnn CsFWJ64.29%16.39%15.95%Wide1.23
Qqqwx LrbYLFTR40.32%10.71%15.91%Wide1.01
Mqwqnswx Zylg Vnydy FJDKH75.36%26.50%23.78%Wide1.32
Qbxdxx Kvnmglv FnmFP19.05%14.33%16.88%Wide1.10
Jkmrrkjl-Qzwyr FgNyy QG/CZ GTGDJKMM12.82%−3.16%−3.34%Wide0.74
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List Criteria

Wide-Moat Stocks

Morningstar’s ratings for economic moat capture how likely a company is to keep competitors at bay for an extended period. One of the keys to finding superior long-term investments is buying companies that will be able to stay one step ahead of their competitors. Morningstar captures this attribute with the economic moat rating, which will be either wide, narrow, or none for stocks under coverage.

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